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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
OF NO CONSEQUENCE.
1t Was Only a Cheap Little Copper
Gent.

Cent.
Tia-Bits.
You dropped a copper i'll the straw,
said q hOrSe-car conductor to POM
pous looking old gentleman the other
day.
dropped WHAT" asked the bereft
passenger.
a copper; saw it fall y
''Oh, WELL" was the Indifferent reply,
Il guess a copper will neither make nor
break me, still"
He began poking around i'll the straw
with his cane.
1T glanced Off to the left" said the
conductor, STOPPING over and stirring
the straw with his hand.
''Oh, it's of no consequence, no cOnSe-
Quence at ALL" said the loser: "a copper
is nothing; however. one might as
we'll he dropped down on one knee
and stirred the straw carefully.
II think it fell to the left" volun-
teered passenger.
"Oh, did it? \ copper don't amount
to anything, but then" he put on his
glasses and scraped the straw away UNI
til he came to the car floor. Then he
looked up and said fo0liSIly:
Its of no consequence, no cOnSe-
quence at all; but ther-you didn't hap
pen to see it fall, did you, sir?'
The passenger appealed to said:
Il think it struck the edge of the seat
and glanced off toward the door"
''Oh, did it? Quite likely. Thanks -
and the loser crawled carefully to the
door on his hands and knees. patting the
straw with both hands and saying:
1T makes very little difference
whether get it or not; none at all, in
fact" Still might as weil-ah, here ii
iS-nO."
The glad look died out of his face as
he cast aside the flat button he had
picked up, thinking il was his copper.
/, He turned and crawled back toward
dis seat, blowing up the straw with both
hands. "Oh, we'll" he said, as he
peered as far as he could under the
skirts of lady who had sat next to him,
"a copper is but trifle after all: still
| would you mind moving over little
madam? 1t might have fallen here, you
know. Sorry to trouble you for such a
trifie, but then"
He made the straw fly for about five
minutes; then he rose slowly and sadly
to his feet. stirred around with his cane,
and finally sat down, saying:
Its Of no consequence, not the least
Let it 90. A copper iS-ah, there it is y
He bounded half the length of the car
and grabbed up handful of straw il
which there was-a brass tobacco tag.
The joyous light died out of his eyes
He sank back.in his seat detected! but
he tried to grin, and again said:
ut is of no consequence, not the
least"
"Fifty-ninth street." cried the con
| ductOr.
''Great Scottr' shouted the copperless
man, 81 ought to have got OF mile
back here. Here, let me OFF,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
GastrOnOmic Bits.

Cold asparagus, with French dressing
is distinct course at the fashionable
dinners of the hour.
Modern gastronomic authority says we
never with spoon.
Now is the time, some physicians say.
we should, for awhile, curtail on meats,
or partake of them sparingly.
The French make delicious salad of
caulitiower, to which are added beets,
capers, parsley, and deal of vinegar
and oil.
At clerical dinner lately, there were
Westminster soup, sweetbreads a la st.
Paul, bishops pudding and Palestine
fruits.
Canned pineapple seems to be doing rs
much for the physicians and coroners as
canned lobster, to judge from the reports
published.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14

arau; T. b. Van Buskirk, Watertown:
L. b. Kennedy, Canton, Attorney-tien-
eral Charles f. Templeton, and Col A.
Thomas, of Fargo; c. T.. De Land,
Pierre; Charles II. Rice, lIighmore: w.
+. Dodge, Frederick Rose and j. =.
Watson, OF jamestown, and many
others, swelling the list to nearly Il
hundred.
An Accidcnt---The Odd Fellows.
Special 10 the Globe.
GRAND FORKS, OAK, May lS.-Word
was received here to-day by John Britt,
of the st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba
shops, that his son, Thomas Britt. aged
81. an engineer beyond Minot on the
Manitoba extension, was run over bV
his engine and both legs cut OF. Thomas
was cleaning the ash pan and the engine
suddenly started.
Great preparations are made by
the local lodge of Odd Fellows to re-
crivc the grand lodge of the territory
next Tuesday. Many delegates are eN-
pectcd. Benson, of the Grand encamp-
ment. is expected from Sioux Falls to-
morrow to institute the Aurora Canton
of PatriarchS Militant, who have ordered
uniforms and expect them tomorrow.
The court house is just seated with new
opera chairs secured for the Grand
lodge sessions. The address of wei
come will be delivered by Mayor
Holmes Tuesday morning. The citi-
ZenS' reception occurs on "Wednesday
night.
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A Warming.

Detroit free Press.
Beware of the wife who, as she kisses
you good-by, slips bit of paper into
your pocket, saying:
''There's list of few little things
I'd like you to get on your way to the
train. Please don't overlook any kof
them. 1t will take you but few mo-
ments, and | want all of them to-day.
That's dear'
Jenkins has such wife. He takes
the little slip, says: "Yes, my dear;
I'll get them"
He gives himself ten minutes before
taking the train for home, and this is
the list:
"SiX lemons, dozen oranges, yard of
blue ribbon, dozen Shirt-buttons, bottle
of aconite pellets, bunch of celery, bot
tie of vanilla extract. pound of almonds,
pound of maple sugar, yard of black
cambria, 10 cents worth of whalebone,
box of gylcerine jujubes for baby's
cough, card of hooks and eyes, figs,
dates, yard of lace like sample, shoe
strings for Johnnie, paper of pins, nboIt
of blue dress braid and something for
baby"
He arrived home with two lemons and
an orange, and looks unutterable things
when Mrs. Jenkins says:
"You didn't have time to get the
other things?" Why, my dear, | could
have bought them all in ten minutes"
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always on the alert for victims.
This is the way they work: They
sit around rs they are doing
now; watching those gentlemen
play billiards. Pretty soon some of the
players will drop out. and then one of
them will be requested by the scorer to
take Il cue. Of course the scorer or at
tendant stands in with them. BY daily
intercourse with the customers of the
establishment he has learned their ways,
and he has no trouble in bringing the
two together for friendly game. One,
of course, is the prospective victim,
and the other is the sneak. They play
couple of games, and the gentle
man is allowed to win. The sneak has
sized up his game before. TO make it
interesting he suggests small wager.
He wins by few points. BY careful
conduct he averts suspicion, appears to
be Il gentleman, and ivariably comes
out 81 or $40 ahead. He never risks
much. no matter how sure of winning.
for that would give the snap away. A
Young man about town Is always i'm
search of fun and excitement, and the
sharper is artful enough to play this
game night after night in the same
places. and often works his way into re
spectacle society by his winning
ways. He never bets at the
races. for they are uncertain. Gam
bling is not in his line unless he has Il
.sinch,' as he calls sure thing. Learn
ing just how well his victim can play,
he has him in his clutches. There are i,
number of business men. brokers, sales
men, bookkeeperS and others who are
often glad to find some one to cross cues
with, even if he be stranger. The
rest of the programme is attended to by
the accommodating young rascal who
plays simply to oblige his new-found
acquaintance. 1t may seem strange,
but it is true.
They lose few dollars occasionally.
just to avert suspicion; but before going
to bed every night or morning they bal
ancc accounts. and find themselves
ahead. No respectable gambling house
would allow them indoors, and the pro-
prietor of this pari0r would throw them
down stairs if he could only geta cause
BY their wits they manage to visit some
watering place in the summer, ard
verything they do is perfectly legiti-
mate in the eyes OF the law. The saw
dust sWindle is an honorable calling,
and as for the confidence game, why,
that is profession to be proud Of when
compared with this mean trickery."
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CONTRACT work..
Paving Cedar Street, centruz
Avenue and Grant Street.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works, =
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May Z, 1887. )
Sealed bids will be received by the,
Board of Public in and for the corpora
ton of the City of st. Paul, Minnesotas.
at their office i'll said city, until - MI
on the 10Th day of May, \. ID. 1887, fe.'.
paving Cedar street, from Eighth:
street to Central Avenue; Central Ave-s
nue., from the west line of Cedar stree;:
to the west line of Grant street. ant:
Grant street, from Central Avenue tii-
Como Avenue formerly Blanca street.,
in said city, with cedar blocks and Curl
with granite, together with the nece,-.
sary sewer connections, according u:
plans and specifications OH file in the
Office of said Board.
a bond with at least two (2) sureties
in a sum of at least twenty (20) per cent.
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right te.
reject any or all bids.
r. L. GORMAN. Presider-..
Official: w. f. EEwIN.
12S-13S Clerk Board of Public WOrr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
ARTHUR RICHMONDS.
An In enious Literateur Accuses
Editor Rice, Senator Ingalls, and
Ben Butler.

New York sun. ,..,-..
Il am not abusing any confidence"
said friend OF Allen Thorndike Rice
to World reporter yesterday, sin tell
ing you who is the author of the Arthur
Richmond papers published in the
North American Review. because what
know have learned by accident and
by analysis. So we'll has the secret
been guarded that even James Redpath
Mr. Rice's manager, is not allowed to
lift the veil that conceals the savage
face of Arthur Richmond.
ALLEN Thorndide Rice works more or
less at his home, and when he was in
labor with the Phelps article he worked
till the gray hours in the morning for
three nights i'll succession. | visited
him ut the time and remember seeing
scraps of paper about Phelps lying
around in all directions. and at least one
Latin quotation in his handwriting,
which appeared in the article after
wards. William Henry Hurlbert gave
points on the subject, wrote many of its
pungent paragraphs, and | believe,
the last five pages of the arti-
Gle. Scalping an American ambas-
sador to England is to Mr.. Hurlbert a
labor OF love. To many persons the
tlNIN al lIlC Saint SlliIlD.
but after analysis literary expert will
at once detect the difference. Both men
have brilliant styles, but they are differ
ent. If YOU take the long Introduction
to the Lincoln "reminiscences, which
we know Mr.. Rice did write, and com
pare it with the first six pages of the
famous Phelps article, you cannot fail
to note the similarity III style and the
cunning construction.
Mr.. Rice'S mOduS Operandi is gener-
ally this: When he wants materials for
an article he employs an assistant to
hunt up materials, which. when in his
possession, he puts through the Rice
mill, and when he takes it from the hop
per it has the Rice literary style,
Now, the attack on Cleveland, | be-
lieve, and have good reason to know
was every word of it written by William
Henry Hurlbert in London. Indeed,
may say | am positive of that fact. The
articleS-One of them was written by
Mr. Rice himself, one by Senator In
gals, and another-that savage assault
ON James Russell Lowell-was by no
less person than Gen. Benjamin f.
Butler
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
CONTRACT WORyE1.
Sewer on Decatur Street.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works, }
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 5, 1887. I
Sealed bids will be received bv the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul. Min
nesota, at their Office in said city. until
II m. on the 10th day of May, A. ID.
1887, for constructing sewer on Deca-
tur street, from Bedford street to Edger-i
ton street. in said city, together With
the necessary catch-baSinS and man
holes. according to plans and specifica-
tons on file in the Office of said Board.
"A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (2O) per cent.
or the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
II. l.. GORMAN, President.
OIiiclai: W. +. ERWIN.
l26-lS6 Clerk Board of Public Works.
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WHITE WIT AGAINST RED.
bah! You Are Only Squaw at
This Gamer

New York Sun.
Reckon you know the old Red Cloud
agency, to the northwest of Fort Lara
mie?" queried Joe Wagner, the Indian
fighter, as he was asked to narrate one of
his adventures.
Yes"
"Well. still to the northeast of that is
the Spotted Tail agency, provided that
the Indian agents haven't stolen it.
Through these two reservations runs
bit of river called the NiObrara, and at
big bend midway between the two
agencies | sOt myself down one fall to do
some trapping. 1t was the first or second
year after the agencies were established
and the redskins forced to live upon
them. and the whole lot of them were in
a cantankerOuS state from Sunday morn
ing to Saturday night. War parties
were sneaking off the reservations now
and then, to sneak back when the pur-
suit became too hot, and the red devils
left at home thought no more of killing
white hunter than you would of kick
ing chip out Of your way.
Il went there to hunt and trap because
it was, a great game region, but /
realized all the perilS. | knew that if
| was discovered by the Indians
I'd be wiped out instanter. l out
fitted at Laramie with mule, pro
visions and traps, and was ten
or 'leven days getting to the bend in the
river have spoken of. The first thing
was to corral the mule in a safe place,
and the next to go into camp about a
mile away and leave as few traces OF
my presence as possible. l didn't see
any Indian signs around there, but j
didn't let that fact make me over-cOn.
| fident. | have been struck by rattle.
snake when didn't suppose there was
| one within ten miles. | made me &
comfortable shelter of limbs and brush
got fifty-siX traps into the river and
some dead-fallS set, and had begun t.
feel bit easier in my mind, when, OF
the third day after my arrival, | secuted
out to see if the mule was al
right. / found him dead. His throat
had been cut from ear to ear, and, by
the big horn spoon! it was the work o.
a redskin. He had not only cut the ami
mails throat clear across, but had Gu
and SlaShed the body in fifty places. Ii
the sign language of the Indian, tina
meant contempt for the owner Of thu
mule. 1t meant for me to look out TO
myself. 1t meant war to the knife OF
the white man who had dared to tres
pass upon the forbidden ground.
s'If had been fool huff to go walk
ing around in search of the mule, tin
chap who finished him. would hav'
finished me. But l wasn't, you
see. l went gliding abou
like sarpint, and from tn,
edge of thicket saw the body of tin
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
THE DANCING GHOST.

If you have ever seen the gossamer
spider rising i'll the air of dcwy au-
tunn morning, hear and sparkling, and
sailing away into invisible ether, or the
thistle down blowing before the wind
from nowhere to nowhere, or foam
wreath full of rainbOWs where the wave
smites rock, OF a puff CT smoke cut
rolling and vanishing into thin air. you
have seen something that might re-
Semble Anne Estray'S dancing, if any
thing III dull nature could be rs ii 5ht.
as airy, as instinct with animate grace.
every melting movement Of this young
creature was.
ardOr she pUrSUed it-What t0iletteS she
wore, what color and light and grace
flashed about her; dancing like butter
fly before the wind, like Il bubble on the
river, unconscious of all the admiring
eyes that misunderstanding for tile
mere love of the delicious movement.
with every muscle and fiber of her body
responsive to the rhythm OF the music
and playing out the tune. Seldom
speaking much, flashing from the arms
of one partner to another; flushed,
tossing off the champagne cup
served upon the floor. and
never resting till far into the
morning, the music hushed and the last
peremptOry summons came with day
light dappling the east; and then sud
denly, all the fire failing, the face be-
coming white, the eyes heavy with dark
purple circles, the step languid. 1t was
very evident that she was burning out
her vital flame with an intensity that
presently could leave nothing but ashes.
y Il ftn ~,
clan who was called to the fair, fITtil
creature one morning, after the most
Intoxicating cOtilli0n of the year, uttered
the fiat, the great eyes opened like 4
pair of stars out of twilight, and q little
color crushed itself on the white check.
sob, but / shall dancer she whispered.
IL shall have to be very plain with
you, then" said the physician. you
have been under strain whose break
! at last has given you a mortal blow.
| You may possibly, with the greatest
care, repair its effect and live for twenty
years to come, or you may die after one
more cotillon, provided you had the
strength to go through the figure.
What? You shake your head! you per-
siSt? Do you suppose there is much
blood left in your body after all that has
but lately bubbled out of your lips?
You have no flesh; you are almost trans
parent to-day. You have but thread
of vitality. Neither flesh nor blood, nor
vitality-what have you?'
Il have nerve" murmured she, With
emphasis, if not with voice. THAT
thread would hold star! have an
indOinitable spirit! / will not disap-
point it. shall go to the masquerade
next Tuesday week." she gasped, ''if L
have to go as a ghost! Now all you
have to do, Doctor is to build me upW
Il shall dance with him and he shall
never dream who amp she said, hlIsk-
lily. with her cheeks burning and her
eyes glittering. He is going as Luci-
fer, Son of the Morning; how perfectly
glorious! have found it out, you see.
He will be glittering in silver mail, with
star OH his casque. | am going as
Shelley's Cloudw She insisted on be-
ing dressed every day, and on being led
up and down the room. "Oh, when the
time or - We all right" she
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
CONTRACT work.
Sewer on Canada Street.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 5, 1887.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul, Min
IL M. on the 10th day of May, a. ID. 1887,
for constructing a sewer on Canada
street, between Thirteenth Q3th) street
and Fourteenth Oath street, in said
city, together with the necessary catch
basins and manholes according to plans
and specifications on file in the office of
said Board.
A bond with at least two 2) sureties
in a sum of at least twenty coy per cent.
of the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
II. l.. GORMAN. President.
Oflicial: w. f. ERWIN,
126-1S6 Clerk Board of Public Works
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14

Strange Burial OF the Dead in the
Country OF the Nile.

Strange Burial OF the Dead in the
Country OF the Nile.
Brooklyn Magazine.
A funeral in Egypt is indeed a strange
sight, and the first one the visitor sees
astonishes him very much. At the
head of the procession march corp0r-
ate body of the blind and certain num-
Der OF men, who proceed at a quick step.
singing Il most jubilant air, while
swinging themselves from right to left.
Behind them comes the funeral car, or
rather Il sort OF bier, bearing a great
red shawl in which the bCGy is de-
posted. At the tXtTi nifty of tie bier,
on a perch. is placed the turban or the
tarbOuch of the defunct. Two men
carry the bier. They follow with such
high spirits the movement of the head
of the cortege that the corpse. rocked in
every direction, seems 10 jump under
the shawl that shrOUdS it. The women
bring up the rear, some on asses, some
ON foot. The first row is formed OF
Weep2rs, or rather screamerS, who send
forth toward heaven, at each step, the
in their hand " handkerchief,
with whica they are EOs s0licitious of
wiping their eyes perfectly dry, but
which they pull by the two ends he
hind their head with a gesture that
would be desperate if it We're rot droIl
On the arrival at the cemetery they take
the corpse FROM the bier to cast it, such
as it is, into the grave. The grand flu
nerals, however, take place with much
more s0ieMnity. I'm important person
is hardly dead in Egypt before his
friends and acquaintanceS hurry to the
house; during one or two days they eat
and drink ut the expense of the dead.oOr
rather his heirs, iIaulging in the nos
lest demonstrations. When the hoUrsof
the intcrment arrives n scene OF the
widest cEaracteri produced. The slaves
and women Of the household throw them-
selves on the corpse and feign deter
minatiGn to hinder it from passing the
threshold. The luguhrious tragedy Is
played coaScient;OuSly: they snatch
away the coffin; they Delay each other
with blows, and the most violent AM!
frightfui clam0r is heard. At last the
procession leaves the house and repairs
to the cemetery, preceded by came!S
loaded with vi"tualS, which are dis
tributed to the poor, hurrying ia crowds
along the road. All along the road the
nl0urnerS and friends OF the family
fight for the honor Of bearing the bier
for a moment and thus it passes CT
bounds from hand to hand amid the
most frjghtful disorder. The interment
ended, every one returns to the house
Of the dead to recOmmence festivities,
dancing and the mortuary dem0nStra-
tons.
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to read a passage from the famous
uovel. The latiy glanced around list
lessly and said; Il would like to find
something new in the way of nice read
ing. Nothing very strong, you know,
something light and amusing. That is
4 nice-looking book you have there.
WHAT'S it?''
1T is the Last Days of Pompeii.'
last Days of Pompeii,' pompeii-
Pompeii-who was Pompeii? What did
he die of? never could bear tragedy"
Il believe he died of an eruption.
Yes, this is rather trGgical," replied the
librarian with the faimtest smile mag
Unable. The lady departed after -secur-
ing something light and amusing" and
without the slightest idea that she had
furnished any amusement
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Consolidated.
Special to the Globe.

SpeclAI 20 Ule GIObe.
JAMESTOWN, May 13.-Sam Mathews,
who since the consolidation of the
Klaus house and Metropolitan
mas had charge of the Gladstone
lotel, has decided to abandon the
lotel business i'll jamestown, and
Anton Klaus. popular hotel man with
large experience, both here and at Glen
uive, Mont, returns to the manage
ment. Mr.. Mathews is one of the best
h0tel managers in the Northwest, and
his many friends here regret his retire
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Klaus propose to
and most popular in North Dakota. The
old force of employees is retained. with
abe exception OF Frank Osborne, stew
ard who resigns
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GIVE YOUR CHILD A START
In LIE7E1.
A Valuable St. Paul Lot
FREE
TO SOME LUCKY BABY!
Competition Open to the World, from the White
House to the HumbIest Home.
NO BAR ON ACCOUNT OF RACE, SEX, OR PREVIOUS
CONDITION.
Don't Neglect to take Chance and Get Fortune for
Your Baby

With the struggling humanity
pleased to designate The Babies Benefit The general public il hoped
has purchased lot the the limits of St the
eligible there bound
There nothing improbable assertion that the
Then the rghtful with By that time will
are FREE TO have babies born between January 1851 and august
their baby chance anybod The
Bene